Seahawks concerned Chris Clemons may have ACL injury

Summary of 10 articles · Updated Jan 8, 2013

Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons suffered a knee injury Sunday during Seattle's victory at Washington. Clemons will require surgery. We're now left to wonder how badly the Seahawks will miss defensive end Chris Clemons, who suffered a torn ACL during … (more)the team's recent 24-14 playoff victory over Washington. Shortly after Sunday’s 24-14 win over the Redskins, Darin Gantt reported that the Seahawks feared defensive end Chris Clemons suffered an ACL injury. Irvin set a franchise rookie record with eight sacks, but the real challenge will be whether he can hold up in the run game, an area where Clemons did well. "This is Bruce's opportunity. The loss of Clemons and uncertainty about the availability of kicker Steven Hauschka, who suffered a calf strain, overshadowed what should have been a day of celebration after Seattle won its first road playoff game since beating Miami on Dec. Last season, the Seahawks ended the San Francisco 49ers' streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher. And while coach Pete Carroll on Monday didn't attribute the injury a torn anterior-cruciate ligament and damaged meniscus to the loose, natural-grass surface at FedEx Field, there was no denying the fact the footing was bad in Sunday's game.